This ain't my first rodeo . . . er, I mean this isn't my first website. I hate to see old work go neglected, however, so I decided I'd provide links to previous incarnations of my internet person.

Smith's Blue Blog / Yup. Puns. Regardless, I maintained this blog from 2005 to 2009. Whatever tickled my fancy had a tendency to end up there. Worth a look-see.

Hillbilly Savants / Maybe the coolest thing I've ever been a part of - a collective effort to blog about the history, art, politics, and culture of Appalachia from the perspective of the Appalachian Renaissance. From 2006 to 2011 this project educated the masses - more than 400,000 visitors last time I checked. My thanks to everyone involved, especially the other editors, my friends Vaughn W. Garland and Mike Mason.